Quinces - what can i do with 5 quinces that i have been given before they go soft?

Answer 1

Sounds like a quince jam moment to me. This recipe is really easy and delicious:

approx 1lb quince (2 quinces)
1.3 lbs (600gr) sugar
2 cups of water
1 Tbs lemon juice

While waiting for the water to boil, grate the washed and halved quince. Drop all the grated quince in the boiling water and let them cook until soft. I do not recall how long that process took but apparently not too long to remember ;) Mix in the sugar and let it boil until the jam consistency is reached. Mix the lemon juice and let it boil once more. Careful ladle into sterilized jar and enjoy your jam!

Not too sweet and perfect on stuff and mixed in with greek yogurt for summit a bit different.

Answer 2

I use to have a quince tree when I was growing up, but I've never had the slightest idea what to do with them, then I found this recipe:

Quince Marinated Pork Ribs

Ingredients

36 American-style pork ribs
250g quince paste, chopped
1/2 cup port
1 cinnamon stick
juice and grated rind of 1 orange


Combine quince paste, port, cinnamon stick and orange rind in a saucepan and stir over a low heat until quince paste melts. Simmer for 3 minutes, then pour over ribs, turn to coat well. Leave to marinate for 1-2 hours.
Barbecue for 15 minutes or until cooked through.
Serve with rice and a green salad

Don't worry, I have the recipe for quince paste too:

Quince Paste

2 kg quinces
400mls water
juice of 1/2 lemon
sugar

Wash, core and quarter the quinces, cover the fruit with water and bring to the boil, simmer until they are tender enough to puree easily. Puree the fruit and weigh, place the puree with equal amount of sugar in a heavy based pan with high sides. Cook the paste stirring until the mixture thickens and you can hardly move the spoon through it. (This will take quite some time, as it thickens it will become a ruby red colour and will spit so be mindful of bare arms.) Line a slice tin with greaseproof paper and spread with the mixture. Place in an oven that is on at the lowest possible temperature and leave overnight. Store in an airtight container.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Make quince jam

Answer 4

not much you can do with quinces other than make quince jelly I'm afraid. They are simply too bitter to eat.

Answer 5

Make jam with them. I never got round to trying it, but when I had a shop, my local Portuguese community used to buy quince jam, 'marmelada'. (Citrus marmalades are a substitute; quince was the original)

Answer 6

I made a quince tart once, it was a fair bit of effort though, but is worth it. Look up the recipe on the net, but remember to sweeten it up (a lot).

I googled a recipe, and ended up using a nice 'greek' style one that had a creamy middle. anyway it was nice, so try one!

Answer 7

Give them away to the quince and mince home

Answer 8

Bake them. Just as you would apples. Put them in a pyrex dish with a couple of drops of water, (becasue the fruit will extract juice) sugar and a spoonful of butter. Bake them in a moderate oven for an hour or so until soft. Cut in half and sprinkle the juices fromthe dish on the top and serve with fresh cream.

Alternatively you can make jam.

Answer 9

Quince Jelly www.allrecipes.com and you can scale it down to how much your quince weigh.

Answer 10

invite the owl and the pu ssycat over for tea and eat them with a runcible spoon x x x